Interleukin 2 enhances natural killing of normal lymphocytes |
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Authors: | Nobuyuki Miyasaka Barbara Darnell Samuel Baron Norman Talal |
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Institution: | 1. The University of Texas Health Science Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology, San Antonio, Texas 78284 USA;2. Department of Microbiology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77550 USA |
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Abstract: | Purified Interleukin 2 (IL-2), free of interferon (IFN), significantly enhanced NK activity of normal human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). This enhancing activity was absorbed by IL-2 receptor-bearing cells but was not blocked by antibody to α-IFN. IFN in the culture supernatants was greatly increased after stimulation with poly(I:C) plus IL-2. There was less IFN produced by either modulator acting alone. Stimulation of PBMC with IL-2 and/or poly(I:C) increased the proportion of OKM1+ cells and anti-Leu-7+ cells. When cells expressing either surface antigen were specifically lysed to deplete NK, cytotoxic activity could be restored by overnight incubation in IL-2. This result suggests that IL-2 stimulates the development of NK cells from precursors that lack cell surface OKM1 or Leu-7. IL-2 acted directly on large granular lymphocytes and did not require the presence of adherent cells. These results suggest that IL-2 may act synergistically with other IFN inducers and may play an important role in the regulation of NK cells. |
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